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Filter search resultsRevolutionary Google-backed system unlocks power of big data to save forests
This blog post from Rhett A Butler for Mongabay.com outlines the use of a new tool, Global Forest Watch, which uses big data to monitor global forests on a monthly basis. Utilising Google’s computing cloud the tool is able to analyseRessourceGender equality and big data: Making gender data visible
The report from UN Women, with support from UN Global Pulse, outlines the value of big data for monitoring the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in relation to women.RessourceMeasuring results and impact in the age of big data
This paper explores the nexus of data science and evaluation, probing the issues and challenges of incorporating big data into evaluation practice. This resource and the following information was contributed by Alice Macfarlan.RessourceGlobal innovations in measurement and evaluation
This report by NPC highlights their research into the latest developments in theory and practice in measurement and evaluation. The authors found that new thinking, techniques, and technology are influencing and improving practice.RessourceWISE: Web Interface for Statistics Education
WISE's website organises a large amount of statistics resources available on the web into one central place.RessourceDiscussion Paper: Innovations in Monitoring and Evaluation
This discussion paper produced by the United Nations Development Programme discusses various innovations that are occurring in M&E, and the advantages and disadvantages of these methods.RessourceBig data for development: challenges & opportunities
This white paper by UN Global Pulse examines the use of Big Data in development contexts.RessourceGeospatial analysis in evaluation
This blog from the Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) highlights the role of geospatial data in understanding change in phenomena, and answering questions of relevance and effectiveness of development interventions.RessourceLearning from data innovation
This episode from the IEG podcast 'What have we learned' features Brenda Barbour and Jos Vaessen discussing the opportunities and challenges of using innovative technologies with evaluation data.RessourceRapid evaluation
Eleanor Williams is the Director of the Centre for Evaluation and Research Evidence at the Victorian Department of Health. In this role, she leads the department's evaluation and research strategy.BlogBig data and evaluation: Use and implications
Big data is emerging as a new world currency.BlogWhat about administrative data?
In this guest blog, Kerry McCarthy discusses some of the options for finding administrative data sets for use in evaluation.BlogDigital dividends in natural resource management
The report sets out research findings on the "digital dividends" of various types of technology on natural resource management in low and middle-income countries.RessourceCenter for Lobbying in the Public Interest (CLPI)
Founded in 1998 as a project of the Independent Sector, the Center for Lobbying in the Public Interest (CLPI, now the Council for Nonprofits Everyday Advocacy) isRessourceEvaluating your nonprofit's lobbyist
This guide provides eight key activities that organisations should use to evaluate the effectiveness of their lobbyist.RessourceCEDIL Methods Brief - Using big data for impact evaluations
This paper provides detailed guidance on using big data to fill data gaps in impact evaluations.RessourceRapid evaluation
Rapid Evaluation is an approach designed to quickly and systematically conduct an evaluation when time or resources are limited.ApproachWhy do we need more real-time evaluation?
We’re currently going through a global period of rapid change and adaption, due in large part to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on our lives and work.BlogBig data
Big data refers to data that are so large and complex that traditional methods of collection and analysis are not possible.Method